Past Session:

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011

Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT

Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Issue No. 3

Sixth and seventh meetings on:
The application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it

and
Third, fourth and fifth meetings on:
The use of the Internet, new media and social media and the respect for Canadians' language rights

and
First and second meetings on:
Air Canada's obligations under the Official Languages Act

APPEARING

Thursday, November 17, 2011

The Honourable James Moore, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

WITNESSES

Monday, October 31, 2011

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Corinne Charette, Chief Information Officer of the Government of Canada;

Sue Lajoie, Senior Director, Community and Collaboration;

Ryan Androsoff, Senior Policy Advisor, Web 2.0, Community and Collaboration;

Marc Tremblay, Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA) du Canada:

Diane Côté, Director of Government and Community Relations;

Serge Quinty, Director of Communications.

Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN):

Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General;

Stephen D. Thompson, Director of Policy, Research and Public Affairs.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Canadian Heritage:

Hubert Lussier, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Heritage;

Amanda Cliff, Director General, Broadcasting and Digital Communications Branch.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Maria Chaput, Chair

The Honourable Andrée Champagne, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Cowan (or Tardif), De Bané, P.C., Fortin-Duplessis, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Losier-Cool, Mockler, Poirier, Segal, Tardif

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Poirier replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (November 1, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Poirier (October 31, 2011).

The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (October 27, 2011).

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